OceanX
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OceanX is an ocean exploration initiative founded by Ray Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, and his son, Mark Dalio.[1] OceanX utilizes various methods[2] to engage in public awareness activities and promotion efforts for the oceans and marine conservation efforts.[3] The company claims to aid and facilitate ocean research for scientists, media companies, and philanthropy partners.[4]
Vessels
[edit]OceanX's first vessel was the MV Alucia, a 56-meter research and exploration vessel purchased in 2011.[5] The ship was outfitted with two deep-sea submersibles, a helipad, laboratories, and media facilities.
In 2021, the Alucia was sold and replaced[6] by the 87-meter OceanXplorer, a former oil exploration ship previously named Volstad Surveyor. It carries 4 submersibles and hosts a dive centre, a media centre, and 4 laboratories.[7]
OceanX Media
[edit]OceanX Media (formerly Alucia Productions) is the media production arm of OceanX.[8] OceanX Media worked with BBC Earth on the nature documentary series Blue Planet II, taking BBC Studios on nine missions that contributed to four episodes of the series,[9][10] including Episode 2, The Deep, in which OceanX and the BBC conducted the first ever deep-sea submersible dives to the Antarctic seafloor.[11][12] The episode was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.[13] A video from the dive won the Webby Award in Social: Education and Discovery in 2019.[14] This video was directed by OceanX Media Creative Director Mark Dalio.[15]
Alongside BBC Earth, OceanX Media co-produced Oceans: Our Blue Planet, the Giant Screen companion film to Blue Planet II.[16][17] The film is sponsored by Microsoft.[18]
OceanX Media content has also been featured in media outlets including Mashable,[12] Business Insider,[19] Scientific American,[20] Earther,[21] Discovery Channel Canada[22], and National Geographic.
Accomplishments
[edit]OceanX missions and missions aboard the MV Alucia have been responsible for:
- Exploring the Great Barrier Reef with Sir David Attenborough for the series Great Barrier Reef (2015). [23]
- Exploring the ocean’s blue holes for the National Geographic channel series Years of Living Dangerously (2014-2016).[24]
- Discovery of the Baltic Sea anomaly in the Gulf of Bothnia (June 2011).
- The first-ever open-water test of Orpheus, a deep-seadrone prototype developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to explore the deep water hadal zone.[19][25]
Partners
[edit]In addition to its internal science and media operations, OceanX partners with several media, science and philanthropy organizations to facilitate and support their ocean research.[26] Its partners include the American Museum of Natural History, BBC Studios, filmmaker James Cameron, photographer Paul Nicklen, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, explorer Sylvia Earle,[4] and scientists Edith Widder[20] and Samantha Joye.[21]
OceanX co-created the #OurBluePlanet digital initiative with BBC Earth with the goal of getting 1 billion people talking about the oceans.[27][28]
In 2018, OceanX partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to commit $185 million over four years to ocean exploration and protection efforts.[29]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ocean Exploration and Awareness". www.daliophilanthropies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "OceanX Aims to Inspire Human Connection to the Sea". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Loria, Kevin. "The founder of the world's largest hedge fund is launching a new mission to explore the ocean — and says it's 'more exciting and more important' than going to Mars". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b OceanX. "Announcing the Launch of OceanX, a Bold New Mission to Explore the Ocean and Bring it Back to the World". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Limb, Lottie (11 February 2024). "Ocean Xplorer: On board the billionaire's research vessel broadcasting from the deep sea". Euro News.
- ^ "OceanXplorer: Inside the unique expedition yacht unlike anything else afloat". www.boatinternational.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "OceanX || Our Ship: OceanXplorer". oceanx.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "OceanX Media". Vimeo. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Inside the 'Blue Planet II' Dive Into the Deep Sea". Oceans. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Schultz, Abby. "Mark Dalio and OceanX Combine Science and Storytelling". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "OceanX Goes 3,000 Feet Under Antarctic Waters". ROAM. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b Freedman, Andrew (2018-03-08). "Antarctica's seafloor is teeming with life, rare submersible footage shows". Mashable.
- ^ Blue Planet II - IMDb, retrieved 2019-04-02
- ^ "The Deepest Dive in Antarctica Reveals a Sea Floor Teeming With Life – OceanX & BBC Earth -- The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "OceanX's Video Wins Best Video in Social: Education and Discovery Category in the 23rd Annual Webby Awards". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "Postcards from the Deep Ocean by a Veteran Filmmaker". Goop. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Centre, Ontario Science. "Discover a spectacular world of life beneath the waves at the Ontario Science Centre with Oceans: Our Blue Planet". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Microsoft to Sponsor Oceans: Our Blue Planet, the Newest Film from BBC Earth, Giant Screen Films and OceanX Media". Giant Screen Cinema Association. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b Brueck, Hilary. "NASA is testing a new submarine that will hunt for undiscovered sea life — and scientists eventually want it to look for aliens on Europa". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b Saplakoglu, Yasemin. "Submersibles Peer into the Greatest Living Light Show on Earth [Video]". Scientific American. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b Funes, Yessenia (30 March 2018). "This Badass Woman Explores the Deep Sea to Help Us Save It". Earther. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Daily Planet | Science News and Video Clips". Discovery. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "The Final Frontier...with Mark Dalio from OceanX". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ National Geographic (2016-11-03), What Blue Holes Have to Say About Climate Change | Years of Living Dangerously, retrieved 2019-04-02
- ^ Kaufman, Mark (March 2019). "NASA dropped a space exploration robot into Cape Cod's waters to reach the darkest unknowns". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Huddleston, Tom Jr. (2018-06-05). "Ray Dalio, James Cameron launch OceanX". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Our Blue Planet | BBC Earth". Our Blue Planet. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "BBC #OurBluePlanet (@OurBluePlanet) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio's OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection". Bloomberg Philanthropies. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
